Tall squared Japanese Anagama Wood Fired cup

Japanese Anagama wood firing is a long, slow and ancient way of making ceramic pieces. I fell in love with this form of firing and as you can see from my store have several of these pieces available. My love of it comes from the flashing and earth tones it produces. No 2 pieces, even if they were sitting together in the kiln are alike. This particular cup is a little taller than some others, almost mug size. It will easily hold all your tea, coffee and other beverage needs. Youll see…

Placitas artist Michael Prokos was among the first artists to experiment in wood firing . Prokos helped build New Mexico’s first wood-fire kiln—modeled after a Japanese Anagama kiln—in Madrid in 1999, when there were only about a dozen wood-fire kilns in the country. Sculptural and often utilitarian, Prokos’s work complicates and blurs all traditional distinctions between fine art and crafts.

Squared Anagama Wood Fired tea bowl

Fired in the Japanese anagama style, this wood fire tea cup is indicative of the rustic qualities and earth tones that make wood fired ceramics so popular. There is slight flashing and color variation from the fire and ash hitting the piece as a river would smooth stones. This piece can be used both as a functional item as well as decorative. You can drink your coffee, tea or an adult beverage from it. Use it as a desk organizer or candy dish or simply just enjoy it for its rustic earth tone…